2014 news ... Candidates running for the first congressional seat representing urban Honolulu met face to face in a forum today sponsored by the Kokua council. Senate president Donna Kim, who was out of town, was on the only candidate unable to make it. The candidates were asked what sets them aside from their opponents. IKAIKA 4:03-4:12 " IN MY SHORT TIME ON THE COUNCILI HAVE DEALT WITH MANY TOUGH POLITICAL ISSUES AND YOU ALWAY KNOW WHERE IKAIKA ANDERSON STANDS EVEN IF YOU DONT AGREE WITH HIM." CHANG 5:01-5:22 "IT WAS BECAUSE SENATOR INOUYE WAS ABLE TO START AT THE AGE OF 38 IN THE SENATE HE WAS ABLE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR STATE FOR 50 YEARS TO THATS THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP WE NEED IN HAWAII AND THATS THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP I LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING." WILL ESPERO 5 35- 5:53 "I HAVE 31 YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE. TEN YEARS IN THE PRIVATE NONPROFIT SECTOR-- FIRST HAWAII CREDIT CORP AND COALITION FOR DURG FREE HAWAII THE BEING AN ADMISTRATOR WITH MAYOR FRANK FASI AND 14 YEARS AT THE LEGISLATURE." CATHERINE XIAN 7:04- 7:26 "I AM HAWAII'S TRUE PROGESSIVE CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS. I WILL NOT FORSAKE THE RIGHTS OF ANYONE ANY CITIZEN FOR CORPORATTE INTERESTS. I AM THE ONLY WHO DOES NOT TAKE MONEY FROM BIOTECH CORPORATIONS" TAKAI 756-8:12 "I CURRENTLY SERVE IN THE US ARMY I AM IN THE NATIONAL GUARD. I JOINED THE GUARD IN 1999 AS A PREVENTIVE MEDICAL OFFICER AND TODAY I SERVE AS A LT COL. IN THE HAWAII ARMY GUARD I AM VERY PROUD OF THAT SERVICE," MONAHAN 10:07 -10:26 "THE QUALITY OF LIFE HAS IMPROVED GREATLY WE HVE LOWERED SCRIME AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INCREASE PEOPLE AND THAT'S WHAT I HOPE TO DO IN WASHINGTON D.C. I AM SOMEONE WHO DOENST JUST TALK THE TALK BUT SOMEONE WHO GETS THINGS DONE THANK YOU VERY MUCH" Our partners at Civil Beat just took conducted their first congressional poll. We'll have those numbers WEDNESDAY on

A bill to rezone agricultural land in West Oahu faced the people who live in that community Monday night. After passing a first reading last week, a city council committee brought Bill 3 out for a public hearing.

Hillary Clinton did not have a State Department email account while she served as America's top diplomat, a senior state department official said Monday, and instead used a personal email account during her four years on the job.